Re: [webmin-l] PHP & MySQL

Dennis Nichols wrote:
> There is a partial solution, which I am using. I needed to run a
> substantial package that required something later than PHP 5.3. I found
> this reference about running multiple versions of PHP. I installed 5.5
> (with some difficulty getting all of the required modules).
> 
>  
> https://techjourney.net/install-and-run-multiple-and-newer-5-4-or-5-5-php-versions-in-virtualmin/

Well, the actual instructions are exactly the kind of solution I
suggested (an additional or third-party respository with an updated
version of the package you're looking for), but the article doesn't get
off to a great start - implying that Virtualmin actually *provides* PHP,
and implying that Virtualmin and/or Webmin have much influence over what
versions of things like PHP or MySQL are installed on the underlying OS.

Do note that installing multiple PHP versions like this limits how PHP
is integrated into Apache or individual sites;  you will NOT be able to
use mod_php for all available PHP versions.  TBH unless you really need
the *old* PHP version for some reason, you can probably safely uninstall
the stock CentOS PHP package set - but test and make sure.

> I am unaware of any similar support for multiple versions of MySQL, however.

*nod*  MySQL is pretty backwards-compatible though;  if you can find a
newer package there should be little reason to keep the stock one.

I see both MariaDB and MySQL packages in that repository too (mysql55,
mariadb55, among quite a list).  It may be a bit tricky to migrate
existing databases into those though;  it depends on exactly how they
install.

-kgd

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